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When the Order was first filed, the young photographer told A Current Affair he was 'dumbfounded' at the celebrity trainer's reaction.

'There was absolutely nothing different on these two occasions than the other 365 days a year she is photographed, I am dumbfounded,' he said.

Pesky pap: Liam Mendes (pictured) has said he was 'dumbfounded' by the celebrity trainer's response to his actions

Lawyered up! Mendes (centre) was hit with the AVO after filming the mother-of-one and her family at a Woolworths in Potts Point. His lawyer, Chris Murphy (right) says the case is a 'waste of the court's time'

Footage of the incident, taken on April 22, shows the TV star demanding that the camera is turned off before she appears to reach out and block the lens with her hand.

'You're breaking the law by taking photographs of people in a shop,' she can be heard saying in the footage from within the store.

'You can cross your arms, you can get upset, but you're actually breaking the law.

Family ties: Michelle was shopping with her partner Steve 'Commando' Willis and their infant son Axel

'And you're breaking the law by filming me in a shop.'

The man behind the camera is alleged to have initially refused to stop filming and can be heard saying he had not been asked to leave the store.

The photographer was eventually asked to leave by a store manager, and The Sydney Morning Herald report police filed the AVO on Michelle's behalf.

In the case's initial May hearing, Mr Murphy declared the allegation 'a waste of the court's time.

Lashing out: Mendes filmed Michelle while she scolded the photographer and told him he was breaking the law